2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake Forest, IL vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids spends 40.0% less per student than Lake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.4% higher in Grand Rapids than in Lake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Grand Rapids had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,875  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,936$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11244573
 Students per Counselor592  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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